Have you ever had chicken pox?

August 12, 2017 4:33pm CST
Until today I never had, but I would rather have had it when I was a child because recovery tends to be faster (according to people who have had it). Now all I have to hope for is not to have it. How about you?
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@NJChicaa (127116)
• United States
12 Aug 17
Yes I've actually had them twice and having them at 17 was much worse. Having them as an adult can kill you. There is a vaccine against them available now. Look into getting it.
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
12 Aug 17
I did have them. I hope to God, I don't get Shingles. I may try to get the vaccine at some point. I might not be old enough to get it though. You have to be a certain age I think.
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@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
30 Mar 18
Yes, I got them at age 17. I had a bad case of it.
@KristenH (33591)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
12 Aug 17
Yes I have, when I was little. I also had Shingles 2 years ago.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Aug 17
I had chicken pox, measles and mumps as a child.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
12 Nov 17
I had them when I was kid,
@rosedust82 (2066)
• Philippines
17 Aug 17
I had chicken pox when I was around 8 I think. It was pretty bad but most of the scars have faded. I do have some deeper scars on my face and under my neck. These were the first ones that showed up and because I didn't know it was chicken pox, I popped them continuously which is probably the reason why the scarring is bad. I had it for 2 weeks and it was the most awful experience - couldn't take a bath. I itched everywhere and worse, I couldn't go to school.
@toniganzon (77064)
• Philippines
12 Aug 17
I haven't yet and I believe that I had a vaccination when I was a kid.
@prashu228 (37518)
• India
13 Aug 17
Yes, I got chicken pox , when I was eight it ten years old, I don't remember the age
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
13 Aug 17
Good thing I had it when I was a child.
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
13 Aug 17
Yes, I had chicken pox as a child and later on in life "the shingles"./
@SHOHANA (16093)
• Bangladesh
20 Aug 17
Alhamdulillah, By the grace of Almighty Allah I never had chicken pox
• United States
14 Aug 17
I have never had them. I got the chicken pox vaccination when I was little and it did a great job at preventing me from getting it. My mother would even take me around kids that had it because if I was going to get it they would prefer me to get it when I was little as well. I never did get it though.
@renicemae (4883)
• Philippines
13 Aug 17
Yeah that is true. I had my chicken pox when I was a baby (my mother told me) so I don't remember a thing and would never knew if I didn't asked her about it because there is no scars left.
• Calgary, Alberta
12 Aug 17
I am happy my legs are hairy because it covered the scars I got from chicken pox as a kid.